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Helen is a Project Manager at CanImmunize. With experience in public health, research, project management, and digital health technologies, Helen has contributed to various projects for the development, implementation, and adoption of digital tools that support clinicians and increase access to care for patients. Her experience includes large-scale implementations in diverse settings such as Electronic Health Record (EHR)-based clinical decision support tools in long-term care homes, digital medication reconciliation solutions in hospitals, and electronic referrals in health clinics across Ontario. Helen is committed to improving population health outcomes through safety and quality standards, advances in patient care and experience, and the continued integration of digital health services into Canada’s healthcare system. She is excited to join the Standards Council of Canada ISO TC 215 to support positive transformation in standardizing data and health informatics.
Frederic Laroche
Frederic Laroche is a digital health expert with 20 years of IT consulting experience, including more than 16 years in healthcare informatics. His main fields of expertise are: systems integration, interoperability, standards, architecture, advanced data analytics and health information exchange. In his career to date, Frederic has contributed to several large-scale and complex health projects and he played a key role in high-visibility projects for many organizations. Frederic has a solid background both in technology and business and he works with healthcare and life sciences organizations and startups in Canada and internationally.
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Ethne Munden, R.N., HD. (R.Hom.), Dr.Ac., R.Ac
Ethne Munden is sincerely motivated and very dedicated to the profession and practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (TCM). She is a respected private practitioner of over 35 years. Her private practice Back to Health Inc. was established in 1989. She is often requested consultant to various industries to advise on strategies for back injury prevention, provide treatment programs for injured workers, and deliver educational training sessions in alternative health care interventions. Ethne spearheaded the regulation for TCM in Newfoundland and Labrador and held an active role as Chair of the professional College for TCM and Acupuncture in NL. She has been a founding member in the Canadian Alliance for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (CARB-TCMPA) and continues to promote the development of the profession in Canada. She has had past participation in an active Chair role for TC 249. Ethne has is regularly invited to present at educational institutions, and she is a frequent featured speaker provincially and internationally. As a Doctor of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Registered Homeopath and Registered Nurse, she brings over forty years of eclectic education and experience to the clinic, its patients, students and the profession.
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Michael Nusbaum is a senior strategist, advisor and thought leader, with more than 35 years of experience devoted exclusively to healthcare. With a background in health services administration and industrial engineering, Michael provides a unique blend of management consulting services to health authorities, governments, hospitals, vendors and professional associations in Canada, the US and around the world. Michael has been actively representing Canada to ISO/TC 215 since 2008, and has served as an elected Vice-Convenor of WG2. Michael continues to participate as a subject matter expert on a number of ISO standards under development, and regularly promotes ISO standards adoption in Canada. Michael concurrently is also the Head of Delegation for IHE International, a “Liaison A” member of ISO/TC 215. Michael is a Past member and Vice-Chair of HIMSS-North America Board, and has been a member of the IHE International Board since its inception.
Ron G. Parker
Ron G. ParkerisPrincipal Consultant, Parker Digital Health Consulting (DHC) Inc. and has 36 years of experience in architecting integrated IT solutions in health and social services enterprises and is currently consulting on Digital Health projects in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Sri Lanka, focused on Digital Health Enterprise Architecture, and standards-based interoperability. Recently, he was lead and a contributing author on the joint ITU/WHO Digital Health Platform Handbook. As a Fellow of HL7 International, he has over 20 years of participation, and currently he is Chair of HL7 Canada, Co-Chair of the HL7 International Council, and an International Director on the HL7 Board.
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